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Description
Oral history interviews conducted for the book
Lydia Mendoza: A Family Autobiography by Chris Strachwitz and James Nicolopolous. Interviews feature Lydia Mendoza, her siblings, and several other individuals.
Background
Lydia Mendoza (1916-2007) was a singer-guitarist and one of the most prominent Mexican American recording artists of the twentieth
century. Lydia Mendoza: A Family Autiobiography (1993) features direct oral testimony from Mendoza and her siblings Andrew, Beatriz, Juanita, Manuel, and María.
Extent
21 Audio Interviews
32 audio cassette tapes, 1 DAT tape, 21 digital audio files
Availability
Collection is open for research.